org.littleshoot.util
Class DateUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.littleshoot.util.DateUtils

public class DateUtils
extends Object

Date utility functions.

Constructor Summary

DateUtils()

Method Summary

static String	createHttpDate() Generate an RFC 822 date for use in the Date HTTP header.
static String	iso8601() Encodes date value into ISO8601 that can be compared lexicographically.
static String	iso8601(Date date)
static Date	iso8601ToDate(String dateString) Converts the specified string in ISO 8601 format to a Date instance.
static Date	parseHttpDate(String httpDateString) Utility method for parsing an HTTP Date header.
static String	prettyS3Date(String dateString)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DateUtils

public DateUtils()

Method Detail

prettyS3Date

public static String prettyS3Date(String dateString)

parseHttpDate

public static Date parseHttpDate(String httpDateString)
                          throws org.apache.commons.httpclient.util.DateParseException

Utility method for parsing an HTTP Date header. This should match the following date pattern: EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z

Parameters:

httpDateString - The date string to parse.

Returns:

The Date instance.

Throws:

org.apache.commons.httpclient.util.DateParseException - If the date is not in the expected format.

createHttpDate

public static String createHttpDate()

Generate an RFC 822 date for use in the Date HTTP header.

Returns:

The HTTP Date string.

iso8601

public static String iso8601()

Encodes date value into ISO8601 that can be compared lexicographically.

Returns:

string representation of the date value for the current date.

iso8601

public static String iso8601(Date date)

iso8601ToDate

public static Date iso8601ToDate(String dateString)
                          throws ParseException

Converts the specified string in ISO 8601 format to a Date instance.

Parameters:

dateString - The string to convert.

Returns:

The Date instance.

Throws:

ParseException - If the date could not be parsed.